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Biden’s Long Game on Abortion Runs Into Harsh New Reality

WHAT’S THE PLAN?

The same day the Biden White House announced support for key legislation to protect abortion rights, SCOTUS set a date for arguments on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.

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After the Supreme Court unexpectedly allowed a near-total ban on abortions to go into effect in Texas earlier this month, the White House tasked a newly-formed internal office with helping coordinate an “all-of-government” response to the most aggressive strike against abortion access in nearly half a century.

On Monday afternoon, the...

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